DirecTV releases remote recording application for iPhone

iPhone owners with DirecTV service now have an easier way to schedule …

If you watch TV and don't skip the commercials on your TiVo/DVR/computer, there's a good chance you've seen one of the DirecTV ads (with Hellboy and the hockey goalie) advertising the ability to set your DVR from a computer of a mobile phone. Now, if you're a DirecTV user with an iPhone, there's a application from DirecTV just for you. TUAW first pointed us to the new�DIRECTV�iPhone app, which gives iPhone owners an easier way to schedule recordings.

People love their DVRs these days, and the new application should be good news for iPhone users. The DirecTV app allows users to view the Guide by time or by channel, or to search for programs up to two weeks in advance. Once a show is selected, users are presented with some program information and options for recording a single episode or the whole series. Then they're asked to set some DVR settings and confirm the recording. The DVR should receive the information fairly quickly, although DirecTV notes that there may be occasional issues with the system.

The application also allows the recording of Pay-Per-View movies and allows users to record shows to any of their DVRs, not just one. (Editor's note: It kinda' makes me wish I had DirecTV.) To take advantage of the new iPhone app, you'll need a compatible DVR (compatible models are listed on the App Store page). The application itself is free, and you don't need to be a DirecTV customer to browse the guide, but you will need an account if you want to schedule recordings remotely.